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LOT 0501
Egyptian Faience Amulet Collection
MOSTLY LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/2 - 1 in. (5.06 grams total, 13-26 mm).
Comprising: a blue-glazed eye of Horus amulet with bifacial detailing, pierced for suspension; a glazed Shu amulet, suspended on a slender gold bar and pendant hoop; offered with a black stone stamp seal engraved with a bird standing left, pierced for suspension. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Collected since the 1970s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
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